Employment Based Permanent Residence
The Immigration Law allows certain qualified aliens to receive permanent residence in the United States based on their employment. The visa petition and or labor certification must be filed in the U.S., then the alien can apply for the visa at the American Consulate nearest to his place of residence or changing his status in the United States. These visas are subject to overall numerical limitations.

Political Asylum
Any alien may file an application for Political Asylum and Withholding of Removal.

This form of relief may be filed affirmatively with the Immigration Service or defensively with the Immigration Court. The burden of proof is on the alien to establish that he qualifies as a refugee and that he is unable or unwilling to return to his country for that reason. This may be shown by establishing that he has experienced severe past persecution or a has well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.

Temporary Visas
The following temporary visas are available to those who qualify. Generally, temporary visas must be obtained outside the United States at an American Consulate nearest the place of residence of the alien. However, if the alien is in the United States, he may in certain cases, change to another type of temporary visas without leaving the United States.

Family Visas
The Immigration law allows the following family-sponsored petitions for permanent residency:

Spouses, unmarried children under 21, and parents of a US Citizen qualify for immediate relative status. This group is so highly preferred that no numerical limitation has been placed on this group, and no visa number is required. There is a special category set aside for orphans who will be adopted by U.S. citizens, Special Immigrant Juveniles, Amerasiah, widow(er) of U.S. citizens who died within the last 2 years, and self petitioning spouses and children of abusive U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens.

Relief from Deportation & Removal Criminal Defense of the Aggravated Felon
Sometimes, no matter how law abiding an alien may be, he finds himself in removal proceedings before the Immigration Court. When this happens, the services of an experienced Immigration Attorney are essential to defense of deportation or removal.